#McCarthy: ‘We won’t touch Medicare or Social Security’

#McCarthy: ‘We won’t touch Medicare or Social Security’

McCarthy: ‘We won’t touch Medicare or Social Security’ Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) said on Thursday that House Republicans will not target Medicare or Social Security in their negotiations over the debt ceiling. “We won’t touch Medicare or Social Security,” he told Donald Trump Jr. in an interview in the Speaker’s office for Trump’s “Triggered” podcast….

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#California seeks disbarment of Eastman following Trump memo

#California seeks disbarment of Eastman following Trump memo

California seeks disbarment of Eastman following Trump memo The California State Bar is seeking disbarment of attorney John Eastman, who crafted memos for the Trump campaign encouraging Vice President Mike Pence to buck his ceremonial duty to certify the 2020 election results. Eastman crafted two memos for the Trump campaign outlining strategies for reversing then-President…

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#Senate GOP pours cold water on idea of impeaching Biden

#Senate GOP pours cold water on idea of impeaching Biden

Senate GOP pours cold water on idea of impeaching Biden Senate Republicans are pouring cold water on the idea that President Biden’s classified documents controversy rises to the level of an impeachable offense, heading off House conservatives looking for revenge after former President Trump’s two trials. Even before Tuesday’s revelation that about a dozen classified…

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#McCarthy: ‘We won’t touch Medicare or Social Security’

#McCarthy formally blocks Schiff, Swalwell from Intel panel

McCarthy formally blocks Schiff, Swalwell from Intel panel Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) on Tuesday formally rejected two Democrats — Reps. Adam Schiff (Calif.) and Eric Swalwell (Calif.) — from serving on the House Intelligence Committee, escalating the two-year tit-for-tat battle between the parties over who is qualified for certain positions on Capitol Hill.  House Minority Leader Hakeem…

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#Classified documents found at Pence’s Indiana home

#Classified documents found at Pence’s Indiana home

Classified documents found at Pence’s Indiana home Documents with classified markings were found at former Vice President Mike Pence’s Indiana home last week, officials confirmed Tuesday. Pence’s team notified the National Archives last Wednesday that a small number of documents were “inadvertently boxed and transported” to the former vice president’s home at the end of…

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